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[02/16/12 - 02:47 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "The Challenge" Tops Demos, "Royal Pains" Leads Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, february 15, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Royal Pains - USA
3.167 million viewers, #1; 0.966 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

American Restoration (10:30) - History
2.380 million viewers, #2; 1.100 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu - Cartoon
2.175 million viewers, #3; 0.369 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Ghost Hunters - Syfy
2.172 million viewers, #4; 1.082 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

American Restoration (10:00) - History
2.126 million viewers, #5; 1.012 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Face Off - Syfy
2.036 million viewers, #6; 1.188 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #2

The Challenge: Battle of the Exes - MTV
1.936 million viewers, #7; 1.522 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #1

Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy - History
1.835 million viewers, #8; 0.828 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

Top Chef: Texas - Bravo
1.743 million viewers, #9; 1.093 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Operation Repo (9:30) - truTV
1.519 million viewers, #10; 0.692 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.405 million viewers, #11; 0.354 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Restaurant: Impossible - Food
1.318 million viewers, #12; 0.701 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.310 million viewers, #13; 0.584 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

NBA Basketball: Portland/Golden State - ESPN
1.137 million viewers, #14; 0.668 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

My 600-lb Life - TLC
1.031 million viewers, #15; 0.601 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Whitney Houston: Last Days of a Legend - E!
0.727 million viewers, #16; 0.376 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

The Soup - E!
0.694 million viewers, #17; 0.415 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

100 Greatest Women in Music - VH1
0.423 million viewers, #18; 0.250 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

A-List Listings - E!
0.403 million viewers, #19; 0.243 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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